Increased number of IgE positive Langerhans cells in the conjunctiva of patients with atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 402-406

  Yoshida, Ayako ^a   Imayama, Shuhei ^a   Sugai, Shigeru ^a   Kawano, Yoh Ichi ^a   Ishibashi, Tatsuro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CD1 ANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030953048     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.5.402     Document Type: Article

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